This story is about a very feisty girl named Maise; she talks to you as if she is telling you a story in this book. I really enjoy it when books do that; I feel like they’re sitting right next to you, telling you a story and you are just there for support your friend.

Maise isn’t a gal’s gal, she is more of a loner and likes it that way. I can could tell just by reading this book I would really like this girl as a friend only if she would let me in, so having the chance to listen to her story makes me like at the least I get to know her better and why she is the way she is. I mean she hangs out by herself at events and is the loner girl that eats lunch by herself at school and actually prefers it that way. It’s too bad because she has a very mature way of looking at the world and her love for her mother – who doesn’t deserve it – is very endearing to say the least.

So at the beginning of the book I was sucked in immediately; this is a pretty easy and fast paced book to read. What I loved the most was the originality of the story. At first, I was thinking that she’s a 18 year old, and then a 30 something year old… I don’t know if I can do it. But the story was written just right so that it wasn’t creepy, more of a innocent love story that had some messed up circumstances you didn’t see coming. I do have to say in the very beginning I was able to figure out where the story was going, but that does change midway through the book.

Oh and yes, the biggest plus of this book is that I didn’t even guess the plot twist right. I gasped when I found out what the second twist is, which you find out towards the end. But no fear, there is a happy ending and this book is a standalone with NO CLIFF HANGERS!!:-)

Overall, the Maise and Evan (the teacher) story is the kind of story that drew me in from the first page. The “let me tell you a story” POV way of storytelling is always funny and unique. I found myself laughing at Maise’s jokes and her think-out-loud thoughts, and Evan’s a sucker for a certain type of girls, which makes him typical, yet you learn he is so much more to him than that. How they get through the whole courting processes and challenges is all unique, and when that plot twist hits you, you have no idea it was coming. I have to give it 5 stars. A must read for lovers of unique and funny, with a little bit of dark romance books.

I got this recommendation from another author, M.Peirce., who said that this was a must read and I thank you for the referral, M. Peirce; it was all that and bunch of surprises. This is a standalone so all you have to do is get this one book and you are set.

Just got this in my inbox today and I’m so excited to share that Debra Anastasia’s best selling series 3rd book in the series, has a date of release of 11/22/2014. Book #3 is Saving Poughkeepsie, which will be the last book in the Poughkeepsie Brotherhood series. This book I already know will be bitter sweet, and I am really sad that I will have to say goodbye the the trio, but I am sure the author has something up her sleeves so that Poughkeepsie remains alive. I hope that she works on apps for books #2 & #3 as a way to keep this series alive. So without further ado, here is the beautiful cover of Saving Poughkeepsie. 🙂

Beckett Taylor’s quest to be a better man has brought Eve Hartt back into his life, but sometimes it feels like they’re bound together with barbed wire. Though he longs to love her without causing pain, the wreckage of their past continues to crash down around them.

Yet with the help of this brothers—and for his brothers—Beckett won’t stop trying. He’s determined to make them all a family, to make a life they want to live, and to make Poughkeepsie a place that’s safe to live it.

He can feel their futures balanced precariously on his shoulders: Blake and Livia and their children, Cole and Kyle and the new baby they’ve just brought home, and Eve…always Eve. He wants their dreams to be real. But murderers don’t just get Happily Ever After handed to them. They have to wrench it away from Satan himself.

Good thing Beckett is prepared to do just that. After all, saving Poughkeepsie is the only way his story ends.

Prepare your heart and your head for a wild ride in this final installment of the Poughkeepsie Brotherhood series. Debra Anastasia does not disappoint as she weaves the last chapter of a story that blends true love, turbulent emotions, and life’s harsh realities into an uplifting tale that calls to the good in each of us.

First of all, I would like to thank author Debra Anastastia for introducing me to this series and the author. When I went to NOLA this year for the Romance Time Convention I met this talented author named Helena Hunting, and after the convention I wanted to read her book. Well, this is the result – 5 star review is on its way!

This story of course introduces you to the main players in the book. The story centers around a shy book store assistant named Tenley and a hot tatted up tattoo shop owner named Hayden, and how they meet and deal with each others demons. This is a New Adult novel in which if you like Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire,or the Rule by Jay Cownhover, you are going to love this book. It has the angst and tension that builds at a slower but great pace, so you get vested in each character and their supporting family and friends.

I really felt for Tenley; she has this past that makes her feel guilty for crushing on Hayden, which made this book a page tuner. As the relationship developed, I could not help but think there has to be more. I don’t want to give away the book, but there was a part of Tenley story the wasn’t adding up and had me engaged throughout the story to find out what it was.

Tenley is in a league of her own. She is thoughtful, strong (yet she has no clue of it), determined, and a really smart protagonist in the story. I slowly started to root for her and her happiness. She really deserved to have something good happen to her and the story really drew me in; I wanted to find out more and more about how things would turn out. With all romance books I’ve read, I want to feel that sweet feeling of good karma coming to good people, even if it is a fictional book – it’s what makes me vested in the characters. With this story you are definitely feeling vested in Hayden’s happiness and her story.

Now for Hayden, the male protagonist in the story; the author does a Really nice job describing him.

“He defied convention at every turn, and it made him that much more of a weakness. He was not only inordinately gorgeous but intelligent and passionate as well. Beyond the hard exterior the brash comments and flirtation, a sensitive side lurked.”

There’s more description of him in the book.

So the sweet thing about Hayden is that you get this very unique character which is not what I envisioned a tattoo shop owner to be. I don’t know… but I certainly didn’t expect the sweet demeanor of this man. It was a nice and unexpected twist for me, but it still had me reeling and I felt myself really falling in love with the character. Tenley wasn’t a big ALPHA male caveman type, but he had a gentle giant part of him that makes you root for him and swoon at the same time. He isn’t perfect, but his story and his ways makes him an incredible human being and he has you talking back at the book at times, trying to give him advice.

Overall, both books need to be read together so that the cliff hanger from the first book is cured quickly. I can’t say enough about the surprise I felt feeling the emotions and rooting for these characters. I give this book 5 stars!! Pure love for this series <3

Until I saw your smile is not the first J. J. Murray book I have ever read. The Real Thing was one of my favorite Contemporary romance books that he has written. This author has written several romance books and all have been best sellers, and the most shocking part of it is that J. J. Murray is a man that can write a woman’s POV exactly.

Now, in until I saw your smile you get to know Matthew, who is a recently self-employed lawyer who is searching for something more in his life. Even though he is not sure what that is, you get to understand his journey from his POV.

While reading, I really felt that Matthew’s journey for finding his purpose and self was really funny. The back drop is New York city and several different personalities of people were present. I have to say that I did predict a lot of what happened in story and was disappointed that it took so long to get to the plot line. I understand that you have to have some entertaining story before you get to the plot twist, but I felt it could have been shortened or changed so it wouldn’t be so predictable. Once you got to the plot twist that is when the ball starts rolling and I sat back and enjoyed the read.

Matthew’s relationship with Angela is sweet and slow to progress, but if you read the book you learn why that is so. Angela the female protagonist you may say at first seemed to be passive and meak, but once you get to know her you start rooting for her and you find out she is stronger then you realize. That was a pleasant surprise to find out about Angela, and it made this romance story feel more real to me. This author does a great job of writing very descriptive points so can picture the stories in your head, which helped me move forward in reading this story.

Overall, the beginning went really slow for me, but about midpoint it took off and I felt really satisfied with the end result. If you are looking for a sneak attack of a plot twist and very sweet but steamy romance, this book is for you. 3.5 stars

Let me tell you about a cute story about a girl named Emma. Emma just graduated from college and just got her first job. The story is written in cleverly and the chapters document the days of employment. Within the story, you get a good since on exactly when and were things take place. Very cleverly written and funny witty banter is throughout this whole story.

From the sexy cover to the happy ending, this book is funny, current and with the times, steamy, and witty… I was curious throughout my reading.

“I love you, Emma.” I love you and I know you. I know you in my soul. With everything I am, I love you for everything you are”

First off, the way the author set the alignment of chapters was wonderful. Right from the start you get an understanding of where the book is going to take you, starts in the middle, but ends on day 389 of employment. Well, you kinda do… Don’t want to give too much away from the book, but you get a well documented experience in Emma’s POV, how things went down with her during her new job right out of college. There is also a really nice bonus chapter of the Mr. Canon’s POV at the end – you don’t want to miss.

I really liked Emma and her internal dialog while dealing with the business world. She was a strong woman, yet felt the need to change her appearance to fit a certain role to be treated with respect on the job. I mean, don’t women do that all the time? We take jobs and know we have to dress the best, have the best education, perform better than the boys, and yet sometimes that is just not enough. This story really dives into those social norms in a funny and clever way, and I like the way in which the author puts steamy and swoony scenes in the book. I give this book a solid 4 stars and feel that this book is well worth your hard earn money to buy and read.

The Fowler sisters are New York City’s darlings, heiresses to the Fleur Cosmetics Empire. Quickly put up on a fame hungry pedestal only for the media to lie in wait, eager to tear them down, these three very different young women soon find love in the most unexpected places…

Violet Fowler is the good sister. She works hard at her family’s cosmetics company, is faithful to her boyfriend and never causes any trouble. Until Zachary disappoints her yet again with a promotion that will take him to London—and away from her. His leaving sets a new fire within her. What’s the point in being so good when no one else ever is?

Someone within Fleur Cosmetics wants that London promotion and will do anything to get it, including throwing temptation in the path of the not-so-faithful Zachary. Ryder McKay came from nothing and has fought every step of the way to his position at Fleur. And now the mysterious charmer has set his sights on Violet. If it worked for Zachary, it could work for him.

Seducing the good Fowler sister is easy. What Ryder doesn’t count on is how much Violet makes him feel. What started out as revenge soon becomes something deeper. Can Ryder go through with his plans to deceive Violet? Or is he only deceiving himself?

So honored today to do a cover reveal of one of my favorite New Adult author’s new book Found By You by Victoria Smith. Will be released in JUNE, such a beautiful Cover

Synopsis

He’s noticed by everyone… Griffin Chandler. He’s captain of our college’s basketball team. I swear to God I’ve already seen him in a Nike ad, and he’s one of the top picks when he goes pro following our spring graduation. His life is on display for the world. Both his accomplishments and demons there for judgment. I’m a girl who likes to play roller derby from, of all places, Wisconsin. My own demons better concealed. And one day… He notices me. Found by You is a new adult contemporary romance.Book Trailer–> Here

Today I get a chance to spotlight one of my favorite Dystopian books Branded has gotten a new cover and new edits have been done and will be released June 3, 2014 to make this book even more phenomenal than it was in the past. If you haven’t gotten a chance to check out their book before, I suggest you do. You can read below my review, interviewwith the authors and check out their new beautiful cover. Enjoy!!

Message to the author->O.M.G!!! I just finished your book not thinking I would feel compelled to finish it in one day! I thought I would just read the first chapter and then finish sometime next week, well that plan went out the door. To say that I loved it would just not do it justice. I laughed, I cried, and I was talking back to the book as if the characters were going to talk back at me. I pictured Ansel Elgort (In Divergent and The Fault of our stars and a very nice guy, I got to meet him) as Kaeleb and I didn’t have a certain actress for Raven/Aubrey but can picture her in my head.
Anyway, I will stop now and give myself time before I write my review but had to reach out and tell you how much I enjoyed the book.

Wow – just wow… I really loved this story and I feel like I have to tell everyone I know about it. It’s not just some ordinary New Adult book , it’s a story that some would say they could relate to and see a little of their own story in. Don’t worry, this has no cliffhanger and it is a standalone novel thus far, but it really speaks to our times now and creates a very enthralling story.

“A story of discovering not only myself, but the meaning of true friendship and unconditional love.”

The story starts off with the main character Aubrey, who is on her way to college and you get a little background knowledge of how we got to where we are at present.

Once Aubrey gets to her dorm and meets her roommate, BAM – the fun begins. This lovely little dance goes on and builds constant tension that makes you want to burst throughout the story. I mean, I was wound up so tight my teeth started to grit in anticipation. The story that is told is one that is unique and very sad, but the author wrote this book in such a way that you feel so entertained, invested in the characters and so much love for this couple and friendships they have that you are rooting and cheering the whole way.

“You need to get lost? You come to me. I’ll take you to places you never knew existed.”

The reason why I really loved this book and I feel like this is a book every teenager/soon to be college student should read is because it covers a full 4 years of college and a little after and all the obstacles that come your way in your life. If you like Colleen Hoover’s books like Hopeless and Slammed you will love this book, I give it 5 stars!

Wow – not what I expected, but in a good way. The story started off as a typical post college graduation Vegas trip and ended on a sweet fast-paced note of realism and a feeling of true love.

Here we go again with witty writing and funny banter; these authors have done it again, steadily writing very entertaining books. This book is the first in its series and focuses on a young french layer with very diverse group of friends from various parts of the world, and then there is this recent college grad who just wants to be herself and follow her own path. So you read on and feel you know what is going to happen, and then BANG – just when you thought that there was no way the romance could work, or you guess on the direction of the story, you get sidetracked by the funny parts and the very dirty parts of the book. I’ve read books from these authors before and I love the POV of both characters, but in this book you get just Mia’s POV.

When you read this book you will understand why you don’t get Ansel’s POV, because if you did the story would have been given away. The whole time you’re trying to figure out “when is this plot going to twist?”. And then BAM – you put two and two together toward the end and now you’ve got one happy reviewer on your hands, because the story manages to make you laugh, smile, and swoon the whole.

I can say that if you liked the Beautiful Bastard series, you will love this series and may even love these characters more than before. So if this book sounds good to you, the great news is that you can order it online or even pick up a book at your local Target store after May 13, 2014.